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Museum (created in 1928), were merged under the name Hærmuséet. At first the museum was open only to military personnel, but was opened to the public in 1978 by
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under the name of the Armed Forces Museum. The museum is located inside the Castle Square, in one of the old military
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from the 1860s. The main purpose of the museum is to show the Norwegian military history from the
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Naval battles, military history from 1940 to 1945, focusing on naval battles of World War II.
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1940, military history from 1940 to 1945, focusing on the land battles of
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The museum was created in 1946 when two former military museums, the
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The ancient times, military history from the Viking era to 1814.
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to the present, and the museum consists of six departments:
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In addition, there are periods of special exhibitions.
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After the war, military history from 1945 to present.
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Oslo
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World War II
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